
If you face any other issue, let me know and I will try to help you out.įirst, verify the integrity of the game files to see if you have every file the game needs to run properly.

You may experience the resolution minimizing automatically, the problem is with DirectX, and as suggested above, you should play the game in DirectX 9 to resolve these issues for now. If you are trying to run in the game on High Resolution with DirectX 11 rendering the graphics. Most probably this error occurs due to some missing files. Verify the integrity of the game files if you downloaded the game from Steam. Try verifying the integrity of the game cache.ĩ# Crashes to desktop during ‘system initializing’ loading screen If the game crashes even when you switch to DirectX 9, make sure you have correctly installed the game on Steam.

Go to Start > Run in Windows and type msconfig.Ĭlick on the Boot tab and choose Advanced Options.Ĭheck the Maximum Memory box and change the setting to 2048.Ĩ# Red Faction: Armageddon Crashes With DirectX 9 They are old games which may crash if you attempt to run them on your high-end new OS system. If you pre-order the game and got the first and second Red Faction as part of the pre-order gifts, you will need to optimize them to run on your system. Best wait for the game to unlock for your region. If you bought the game off Steam and are trying to run the game while the game is not unlocked in your region, you will encounter this error. If you are experiencing slow gameplay, lag, and stuttering while playing Red Faction: Armageddon, just drop down AA few notches to make the game smoother.Ħ# Red Faction: Armageddon – The version of this file is not compatible with the version of windows you are running. If you are not saving the game manually, make sure you do since if the game crashes, all of your autosaves will be corrupted and you may no longer be able to continue your game.ĥ# Red Faction: Armageddon Lag, Stuttering Fix If you are experience no sound or very low sound, you can set the your sound options in your sound manager to stereo instead of 2.1/5.1/7.1 sound output to fix the sound issues with the game.Ĥ# Red Faction: Armageddon Corrupted Save Fix While for ATI, you can download these ATI Hotfix drivers to resolve your performance issues. If you are have nVidia graphics card, you should probably use WHQL 275.33 drivers for the best performance.


Infact, some of you may experience low performance due to that, quickfix for now is to run the game in DirectX 9. Those of you who are trying to run the game may end up on receiving end of some serious performance issues as the game doesn’t really makes the best use of DirectX 11. If your game instantly crashes to desktop at launch then you should run the game in compatibility mode with Windows Vista SP2 or XP SP3.Ģ# Red Faction: Armageddon nVidia/ATI Performance Fix 1# Red Faction: Armageddon Crash to Desktop
